Jack Straw has reignited the row over his request for Muslim women to remove their veils, by admitting he would prefer the garments not to be worn at all.
His comments came a day after he disclosed that he asks women who hold constituency meetings with him to remove their veil so that they can truly talk "face to face".
Those remarks sparked controversy, with Muslim leaders in his Blackburn constituency saying that many Muslim women would find his comments "offensive and disturbing" and George Galloway, the Respect MP, demanding his resignation. However, others said they understood Mr Straw’s position.
Today, the Leader of the Commons went a step further. Asked on BBC Radio Four’s Today programme if he would rather the veils be discarded completely, he responded: "Yes. It needs to be made clear I am not talking about being prescriptive but with all the caveats, yes, I would rather."
Will shtreimels be next?
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i cant stand the semi yid straw. he talks out of both sides of his mouth, groveling before iranians on one hand and coming out with this on the other (not that i disagree). the french do much the same.
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